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TMEP 806.03(b): Applicant May Add or Substitute a §44(d) Basis Only Within Six-Month Priority Period

October 2017 Edition of the TMEP

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Chapter 800: Application Requirements
806: Filing Basis
806.03: Amendments to Add or Substitute a Basis

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806.03(b)    Applicant May Add or Substitute a §44(d) Basis Only Within Six-Month Priority Period

An applicant may add or substitute a §44(d) basis only during the six-month priority period following the filing date of the foreign application. 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(5).  See TMEP §806.02(f) regarding §44(d) combined with another basis.